bookcurios Chapter 130: Dog Licking Tags
Chapter 130: Dog Licking Tags
Seeing that Zhao Sheng remained silent, Li Shuya knew that Zhao Sheng had already guessed what might happen at the poetry meeting.
She said, "Husband, it's nothing. We have an invitation if we want to go in. If you don't want to go..."
“It’s okay, I just feel that as a sponsor, we can’t let them feel that we are just greedy for money.
I've caused others to look down on my wife, so I think I should take action to redeem the shameful side of us businessmen."
"You can also...write poetry...!"
Li Shuya's cheeks flushed slightly. She knew the hidden reputation of the Sixth Prince, so she decided to forget about his literary talent.
Mr. Zhao was still unaware of his wife's little thoughts and thought that she was just embarrassed to let him express himself.
As they were talking, they soon arrived at the place where the poetry reading was to take place.
This is a big teahouse with a large courtyard at the back and a large artificial lake in the middle.
Many pavilions and corridors have been built on the artificial lake.
In the middle is a three-story building.
I don’t know how much money it cost to build a place like this.
It's extremely luxurious.
Perhaps because of the tax exemption, the Su family took the opportunity to carry out a large-scale construction here.
This is icing on the cake for Luancheng. As a person with a good understanding of real estate thinking in later generations, Zhao Sheng naturally would not object to them doing so.
Today, the Great Zhou is relatively peaceful and prosperous, but this does not prevent these powerful people from enjoying themselves.
Zhao Sheng felt deeply moved. It seemed that every dynasty could not escape such a situation.
The previous generation built the country, while the later generations only cared about enjoying themselves and had no concern for the country at all.
Walk over with Li Shuya.
The two of them were like a pair of golden boy and jade girl, attracting many people's attention as soon as they appeared.
Although Li Shuya is a princess, she rarely shows up in public. She used to like people who are skilled in archery and horse riding, but now she likes her two babies to pester their mother.
This is Li Shuya's current portrayal.
Su Ling has an extraordinary identity and status in the literary circles of Luancheng.
Not only is she proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she is also so beautiful.
Many young talents are attracted to her.
The appearance of the two seemed to make Su Ling a little depressed.
And Mr. Zhao has been a very popular figure recently.
The newly promoted son-in-law led his troops to defeat the Huns, so that the Huns did not dare to invade the border this year.
Although many people have never seen Zhao Sheng, his reputation has long been well-known.
People were talking about it in private, and all their attention was focused on Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng felt countless gazes and was mentally prepared.
Still calm.
Walk forward with Li Shuya.
"This is Prince Zhao's son-in-law. Is it true that he led troops into battle? Isn't it said that a prince consort can't lead troops?"
Suddenly a sarcastic voice sounded.
Zhao Sheng turned his head and looked.
They are two young masters.
He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and held a fan in his hand.
Appear personable.
But his face was dark yellow, and it was obvious that he was not in good health.
Lack of exercise, perhaps due to a lingering attachment to the place of fireworks, leads to physical emptiness and mental depression.
Although he looked proud, his eyes were dull.
"I think he probably wants to inherit the hereditary title of King of Dingzhou and show off his reputation here."
The two people were very jealous. Zhao Sheng felt that they were not afraid of him being here.
"This gentleman is very handsome. What should I call him?"
Mr. Zhao was not angry at all, but asked very politely.
However, in Zhao Sheng's mind, these two people were labeled as Su Ling's bootlickers.
As an outsider, there is no need to act arrogantly when attending such a gathering.
What's more, such guys are just pawns.
If you fight with such a small person, you will only lose your status.
"We are from Yizhou, students of the Lu family. We are well aware of the Prince Consort's literary talent, so we have come to admire him."
The two young men began to introduce themselves.
When the other party revealed his identity, Zhao Sheng suddenly understood. No wonder he was so sarcastic from the beginning.
It turns out that he was deliberately provoking me because of the road construction.
"As long as you don't come here to cause trouble, I guarantee you'll get out of here safe and sound. Otherwise, you'll have to remember what color the sun is tomorrow."
Zhao Sheng looked at him and said coldly.
"Okay, you have the ability. Let's see how long you can last. If you offend too many people, there will be no good ending!" The young master of the Lu family was not afraid at all.
"Just take care of it for one day!" Zhao Sheng said in a firm and powerful voice.
I saw the two of them arguing from the beginning.
Li Shuya came to the rescue with a smile.
"I'm here to attend the poetry gathering today. The Lu family's son and uncle are both fourth-rank officials. It really makes the poetry gathering shine when family members can attend."
"But please don't bring up your family's trivial matters at the poetry gathering."
Li Shuya said.
"The princess is right. I wonder if Prince Zhao's poetry writing skills are that impressive!" After mocking him, the young master of the Lu family swaggered over.
Su Ling obviously saw what happened at the door and hurried over.
Su Wenxing also came along and quickly introduced her to Su Ling, saying, "This is the Princess of Dingzhou!"
"I've met the princess!"
Su Ling bowed slightly.
Li Shuya is a princess and a god-like existence in Dingzhou County. Although the Lu family has important officials in the court, they are not the trump cards.
She also looked very friendly.
"Princess, your Excellency, please make sure you write a few good poems today!" Su Ling said with a smile.
"Hey, try your best, try your best!"
Mr. Zhao behaved very modestly, and his actual level was indeed not that good.
It is difficult to ascend to the elegant hall.
However, he had the memories of his previous life, and just plagiarizing a few verses of poetry was enough to overwhelm everyone else.
We went to the building in the middle of the lake together.
This building has three floors.
It is divided according to the level of literary talent.
The lowest level stays at the bottom.
The slightly higher ones go to the second floor.
If the literary talent displayed can impress Princess Su Ling, you will be invited to the third level.
The treatment at each level is completely different.
The higher you are, the higher your status and identity.
The princess and her husband were special guests, so naturally they wouldn't try to compete with each other at each level. They could just go up and find a place to sit down.
Su Ling accompanied the princess, while Zhao Sheng walked at a shoulder's length behind Su Wenxing.
"The two people just now are candidates from the Lu family who have a good chance of passing the imperial examination this year. One is called Lu Wanda, and the other is called Lu Sicong. Lu Wanda is good at classics and arithmetic, while Lu Sicong is well versed in lyrics and poetry."
It seems that Su Wenxing still doesn't know about the road construction, probably because of this matter.
"Is there a possibility that the two gentlemen came here for Miss Su?"
"As the saying goes, a beautiful lady is a desirable match for a gentleman!" Zhao Sheng added to avoid any misunderstanding.
"One family has a daughter who is sought after by hundreds of families. This is not a bad thing, but Su Ling probably won't be interested in these young men from the Lu family."
"Why?"
Mr. Zhao suddenly became gossipy and wanted to know the reason.
"Later, Prince Consort Zhao will review the poems and offer his comments. I will then write an article and publish it in the Expressway Evening News to promote the students of Dingzhou."
Su Wenxing suddenly changed the subject, as if he was intentionally avoiding something.
"The Expressway Evening News is a publication for the Yanzhao region. When the time comes, the capital region will still need Senior Su's mediation."
Zhao Sheng stepped forward and said flatteringly.